# Accident 19840829044339A: Piper PA28RT201T, Muncie, IN, August 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1984, 12:50 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Airport: Delaware Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1907° N, 85.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1907&lon=-85.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4355N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4355N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 845 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840829044339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE ROUGH AND SPUTTERING AFTER TAKEOFF. WITNESSES SAID AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB. CRASHED INTO TREES AND BURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI84FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA369), Aug 29, 1984: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N4355N), Muncie, IN, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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